Burnley vs Coventry City Prediction: Burnley is the best team in the tournament so far with no home defeats

Burnley is ready to welcome Coventry City on Saturday evening. This will be their first meeting at turf moor since 2012. Both teams will try to win the game. 

Burnley’s Form

Burnley is unbeaten at home so far this season as they managed (W9 D4) to win on 9 occasions out of 13. They won their previous four home games in a row against Birmingham(3-0), Middlesborough (3-1), Blackburn (3-0), and Rotherham (3-2). Burnley scored 29 goals against their visitors in their eleven home league games and conceded 11 in return.

Their away performance is also decent as they managed (W7 D4 L2) to win on 7 occasions out of 13. With 56 points in 26 games, Burnley is sitting at the top of the table. They have netted 52 goals this season and conceded 25 in return.

Jay Rodriguez is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals followed by Manuel Benson (7) and Nathan Tella (8) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Burnley’s possible lineup

Muric; Roberts, Harwood-Bellis, Beyer, Maatsen; Cullen, Cork; Tella, Brownhill, Zaroury; Rodriguez.

Coventry City’s Form

Coventry’s away performance is poor as they managed (W3 D4 L5) to win on three occasions out of twelve. They lost in their two previous away games in a row against Sheffield United (1-3) and Reading (0-1). In their 12 away league games, they scored 12 goals against their hosts and conceded 16 in return.

Coventry’s home performance is decent this season as they managed (W6 L3 D4) to win on six occasions out of 13. With 35 points in 25 games, Coventry is sitting in the 14th position. They have netted 27 goals this season and conceded 26 in return.

Viktor Gyokeres is the team’s top scorer with 12 goals followed by Gustavo Hamer (4) and Jamie Allen (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Coventry’s possible lineup

Wilson; Rose, Doyle, Panzo; Hamer, Kane, Bidwell; Allen; Palmer; Waghorn; Gyokeres.

Burnley vs Coventry expert tips

Burnley is the best team in the tournament so far as they are unbeaten at home this season. With their current away performance beating Burnley won't be easy for them. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating Burnley to win the match. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.